Hands-On Geometry

<p>Put compasses into your students' hands and behold the results! <i>Hands-On Geometry</i> teaches students to draw accurate constructions of equilateral triangles, squares, and regular hexagons, octagons, and dodecagons; to construct kites and use their diagonals to construct altitudes, angle bisectors, perpendicular bisectors, and the inscribed and circumscribed circles of any triangle; to construct perpendicular lines and rectangles, parallel lines, and parallelograms; and to construct a regular pentagon and a golden rectangle.<br><br>Students will enjoy fulfilling high standards of precision with these hands-on activities. <i>Hands-On Geometry</i> provides the background students need to become exceptionally well prepared for a formal geometry class. The book provides an easy way to differentiate instruction: Because the lessons are self-explanatory, students can proceed at their own pace, and the finished constructions can be assessed at a glance.<br><br>Grades 4-6</p> Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Lines and Arcs Chapter 2: Kites and Basic Constructions Chapter 3: Centers of a Triangle Chapter 4: Perpendiculars and Rectangles Chapter 5: Parallels and Parallelograms Chapter 6: Constructing Triangles Chapter 7: The Infinitesimal and the Golden Ratio Answers Common Core State Standards Alignment